diff --git a/src/tools/miri/tests/panic/alloc_error_handler_hook.stderr b/src/tools/miri/tests/panic/alloc_error_handler_hook.stderr
index 01c286fe3d2..5b309ed09bb 100644
--- a/src/tools/miri/tests/panic/alloc_error_handler_hook.stderr
+++ b/src/tools/miri/tests/panic/alloc_error_handler_hook.stderr
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 thread 'main' panicked at $DIR/alloc_error_handler_hook.rs:LL:CC:
 alloc error hook called
 note: run with `RUST_BACKTRACE=1` environment variable to display a backtrace
+note: in Miri, you may have to set `-Zmiri-env-forward=RUST_BACKTRACE` for the environment variable to have an effect
 yes we are unwinding!
diff --git a/src/tools/miri/tests/panic/alloc_error_handler_panic.stderr b/src/tools/miri/tests/panic/alloc_error_handler_panic.stderr
index 202325468bf..3d5457799f6 100644
--- a/src/tools/miri/tests/panic/alloc_error_handler_panic.stderr
+++ b/src/tools/miri/tests/panic/alloc_error_handler_panic.stderr
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 thread 'main' panicked at RUSTLIB/std/src/alloc.rs:LL:CC:
 memory allocation of 4 bytes failed
 note: run with `RUST_BACKTRACE=1` environment variable to display a backtrace
+note: in Miri, you may have to set `-Zmiri-env-forward=RUST_BACKTRACE` for the environment variable to have an effect
 yes we are unwinding!